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The nation pays tribute on VJ Day - 75 years on

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Manchester and the nation observes Victory over Japan Day today - 75 years on from what was, for many, the end of the Second World War.The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Duchess of Cornwall, will lead a televised two-minute silence at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire at 11am.Following the silence, there will be a fly-past from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, observed by a number of veterans.The Covid-19 pandemic means tributes and events are being organised online - as was the case with VE Day in May.Jim Healy, 95, will be one of many veterans attending the remembrance service in Staffordshire.A corporal in the Royal Marines, he landed on Juno Beach in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944 - D-Day - before serving in.

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